Senior Principal Engineer, Search Platform

Requirements:

• Deep experience with distributed data frameworks (Kafka, Flink, Spark) - you have built, operated, and debugged systems processing billions of events per day. Ideally for Search and AI use cases where innovation relies on iterating over data. You understand their failure modes, not just their happy paths.
• Strong background in designing data architectures that handle messy, heterogeneous data at scale - including schema evolution, data quality, idempotency, backfill/replay, and partial failure recovery.
• Track record of simplifying complex systems. You have taken spaghetti systems and turned them into something engineers can reason about, test, and operate confidently.
• Demonstrated department-level technical leadership, influence across multiple teams, and ownership of top-level technical objectives tied to business outcomes. You identify ambiguity and bring clarity.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals. Fluency in at least one modern language (Java preferred). You write code, review code, and hold a high bar for engineering quality.
• Excellent communication skills. You can explain complex data architecture to engineers, product managers, and leadership with equal clarity.
• 12+ years of experience imagining, building and operating critical systems at scale.
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